Lot Essay
From what must have been a unique tea service commissioned by a Western tea merchant, pieces of which have surface on the market very rarely. A saucer was in the Mottahedeh Collection (see Howard & Ayers, op. cit., p. 215).
THE CHINA TRADE
Porcelains enameled with scenes that reflect the East West trade itself bring alive the adventures and the human interactions that characterized the China Trade period.
THE CHINA TRADE
Porcelains enameled with scenes that reflect the East West trade itself bring alive the adventures and the human interactions that characterized the China Trade period.